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Opening and closing disk images

To work with a disk image in Disk Utility, you must first open, or "attach," the image file. You can then mount the disk image.

To work with the contents of a disk image in the Finder, double-click the disk image file to open and mount it. The disk image appears in the Finder sidebar and a window opens showing the contents of the image.

To attach the disk image file to Disk Utility, choose File > Open Disk Image. Select the disk image and click Open.

If the disk image is protected by a password, enter it when you are asked.

To mount the disk image, select the disk image file in the list of disks and volumes and click Open in the toolbar.

To unmount a disk image, select it and click Unmount. To remove the image from the list, click Eject.

To remove the disk image file from the list, drag it from the Disk Utility window.

You can open password-protected disk images on computers connected to your computer over a network.

See also

disk images